Applying to Graduate

Students may apply for gradation in any current or future term for which they are enrolled at UNCW (Undergraduate & Graduate). If you do not plan to attend the Commencement Ceremony, you must still apply to graduate.

A $12 graduation application fee will be added to your student bill when you apply for your degree. The fee will only be charged once per degree. Therefore, if you apply and then need to postpone your graduation, you will not be charged for the change.

Am I eligible to apply to graduate?

Undergraduate students must have a cumulative total of > 88 earned hours and graduate students must have 15 earned hours. It is recommended that undergraduates apply to graduate their first semester of their senior year.

How do I apply for graduation?

The graduation application is submitted through Seanet. The link for the Graduation Application is under the Student Services & Financial Aid tab, click on Student Records, and then click on Apply to Graduate.

Step 1

On SeaNet, from the "Student Records" menu, choose "Apply to Graduate".

Step 2

Confirm Application and Check Degree Audit: The View Graduation Applications page on SeaNet will display your complete application. Approximately two hours after you submit your application, the Unofficial Transcript page on SeaNet will display your "Pending" degree status. Now is also a good time to check your SeaNetdegree audit and discuss any questions with your academic advisor.

Graduation Application Deadlines

Term

SeaNet Opens for Applications

Application Deadline

Fall 2019

October 18, 2018

October 18, 2019

Spring 2020

March 18, 2019

March 18, 2020

Summer 2020

June 28, 2019

June 24, 2020

Fall 2020

October 18, 2019

October 19, 2020

Spring 2021

March 18, 2020

March 22, 2021

* There is no summer commencement. Summer graduates participate in the fall commencement.

*Note Graduate students graduation application deadlines are different. Please refer to the graduate school website.

What if I missed the deadline to apply for graduation?

All late graduation applications require Dean approval. Students should contact the Associate Dean for their respective colleges.

How do I know if I successfully completed the graduation application?

The final step of the application is the confirmation page. If you did not receive this message, you have not completed or submitted the application successfully.

If your catalog year is 2017 or later, you will know you have successfully applied to graduate when the “Applied to Graduate” requirement on your degree audit is marked with a green checkmark.

How do I know if I clear for graduation?

If your catalog year is between 2011-2016, you will know you are ready to graduate when you see one of the two messages at the top of your degree audit:

>>> ALL REQUIREMENTS COMPLETED - IN-PROCESS COURSES USED <<<

or

******* ALL REQUIREMENTS IDENTIFIED BELOW HAVE BEEN MET *******

If your catalog year is 2017 or later, you will know you are ready to graduate when you reach 98% on the degree progress bar, as indicated in the graphic below: